Feb 28, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Vet. Medicine; Director, CDQAP Producer’s wanting to reduce antibiotic use should consider Selective Dry Cow Therapy, but it won’t be for everyone. Since the 1940s, as human medicine’s dependence on antibiotics has...
Jan 31, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Vet. Medicine; Director, CDQAP While anti-livestock activists commonly misrepresent animal care practices, to exploit farmers wrestling with natural disasters seems particularly manipulative. Following a levee breech a Merced...
Jan 31, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Actions producers can take in-between rain storms. By Dr. Michael Payne and Denise Mullinax, CDQAP Any producer who’s wrestled with local flooding, corral ponding and mud knows it’s easier to take preventative measures before the storms than it is to address them once...
Dec 20, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Vet. Medicine; Director, CDQAP This year is nearly over, and we can perhaps be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief. Drought, uncertain regulatory future, and supply chain issues from the epidemic have lingered. In spite of...
Sep 6, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Most California producers have already invested in standby generators, but with power outages increasing in frequency and length, some may be wondering if their emergency plans and equipment are sufficient. Highlights: What you need to know about emergency power on...
Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Much progress has been made, but much is left to do. With only four rendering facilities in California processing animal mortalities, a heat event can overwhelm the state’s limited disposal capacity. Similarly, a mechanical problem in a single plant can disrupt...
